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New 40 series flanged ball valve

The new 40 Series (150 or 300 ANSI) flanged ball valve, from Assured Automation, is available in full port or standard port design.

TP actuators

Newly launched Remote Control (RC) Twin Power (TP) actuators are used in offshore and onshore choke valve installations.

Parker Instrumentation appoints Rice

Mr Brian Rice has been appointed Distributor channel manager for Parker Instrumentation.

Eltav valve monitoring technologies

Eltav Wireless Monitoring Ltd has developed a new concept of monitoring valves in the manufacturing line using the most advanced yet safe and reliable wireless technologies.

Aquatrol’s brass and bronze valves

Aquatrol has been manufacturing ASME regulated safety and relief valves since 1947 and has recently introduced 2 new lines of brass and bronze valves to the marketplace.

New Sanitary V Port Control valve

Valtorc International will introduce at the Interphex pharmaceutical show (24-26 April 2007) in New York, USA, its new sanitary V Port Control valve.

Curtiss-Wright awarded Sincor order

Curtiss-Wright Corp. has announced that it has received an order from Sincrudos de Oriente Sincor CA, in excess of USD 11 million to provide six DeltaGuard(R) coke drum unheading systems, DeltaGlides (installation/maintenance systems) and additional equipment.

Butterfly valve contract for Tomoe

Tomoe Valve has won a significant contract with the Saudi Electric Co. in partnership with Rotork Fluid Systems.

RC-200 actuators

Remote Control’s pneumatic and hydraulic actuators in quarter-turn design are based on the Scotch Yoke principle.

Wind farm receives consent

Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Ltd (GGOWL), an Airtricity and Fluor joint venture, has received planning permission for the construction of an offshore wind farm to be located 25km off the coast of Suffolk in the Outer Thames Estuary.